Athlone set to to host special screening as part of Still Voices Film Festival

To celebrate the festival's fifth anniversary, Still Voices is delighted to welcome acclaimed director Terence Davies to the Midlands for a special screening of his 1988 masterpiece ‘Distant Voices, Still Lives’ (after which the festival took its name).

This in-person event will take place on Friday, November 5th at 8 pm in the Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone, and will be followed by a conversation between Davies and film critic John Maguire.

The following day, on Saturday, November 6th at 4.30 pm, Davies will participate in a directing masterclass with renowned Irish filmmaker Pat Collins at the Backstage Theatre, Longford. Davies and Collins will discuss the filmmaker’s long and varied filmography, his film-making style and unique sensibility. This event is brought to you in partnership with Screen Skills Ireland and is open to both professionals and non-professionals alike.

Davies will also receive the inaugural ‘Still Voices Visionary Award’ for his significant contribution to the art of cinema.

Family-friendly screenings and our children’s animation workshop also return as well as industry panels for established and budding artists alike.

Then on November 6th at 12pm in Dead Centre Brewery, Athlone, Casting Director Priscilla John (The Fifth Element, Captain America: The First Avenger, Logan) and actor Antonio Aakeel (Tomb Raider, Dublin Murders, Granada Nights) will discuss casting from both viewpoints. An absolute must for all actors and directors out there.

On Sunday, November 7th in Ballymahon Library at 12.45 pm, there is a unique opportunity to hear from Longford artists, Michael Keegan-Dolan, Karen McGann, and John Connell on what it's like to pursue a career in the arts. Longford author Dani Gill will moderate this amazing event.

The closing film of the 2021 festival is the award-winning 'To The Moon' directed by Tadhg O’ Sullivan. The film is produced by Clare Stronge who will be in attendance for a Q&A afterwards with Irish Times Film Critic Tara Brady. The film screens in the Roscommon Arts Centre at 3pm on November 7th.

Tickets are on sale at the box Office in Ballymahon Library and online.

For more information check out the full programme on the Still Voices Website www.stillvoicesfilmfestival.com